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Posted	Discus Eye Problem
04-05-2006 20:52 by Andy Ska	Sorry to bother everyone. This is the first time I have used your Forum. Could anyone help. One of my Discus has developed, over the past 3 days,a cloudy (in appearance) right eye. All water parameters are ok. No new fish or plants have been added. She is 5.5 inches and is feeding well. Anyone got any suggestions.
04-05-2006 21:03 by dave cook	sorry cant help welcome though ask lexter he should help
04-05-2006 21:03 by paul stevens	Its a cloudy eye a bacterial infection.
04-05-2006 21:04 by afgrand	Hello andy what are your water parameters Cheers andy
04-05-2006 21:06 by paul stevens	discus are very tricky i wud use esha treatment but i cant remember which 1
04-05-2006 21:07 by paul stevens	its either esha exit or esha 2000
04-05-2006 21:09 by afgrand	If your parameters are ok >>ie nitrate ok try a dose of myxazin this will clear it up
04-05-2006 21:16 by Andy Ska	Water parameters using a Nutrafin essential mini master test kit are PH 6.5 Nitrite less than 0.1mg/L Nitrate about 20mg/L and Ammonia is less than 0.6mg/L (closer to zero). Thanks, Andy
04-05-2006 21:20 by afgrand	Try a dose of waterlife Myxazin that will sort it out. Probaly a bacterial eye fluke
04-05-2006 21:28 by sarahcole	welcome andy go to chat room and ask tel
04-05-2006 22:19 by Andy Ska	Thanks very much. I will try Myxazin and see how it goes. Thanks Andy
05-05-2006 12:08 by 5757alan	I would think its down to either water quality or an accidental knock. Either way I would be increase water changes. As mentioned above myaxin may help too
05-05-2006 16:18 by Andy Ska	Thanks Alan. I am confident that water quality is ok, howevever will increase water change as well as treating with Myxazin. Thanks again. Andy
05-05-2006 18:41 by zebra	did this eye happen to go cloudy after a water change
05-05-2006 18:52 by Andy Ska	Zebra, come to think of it, the problem has occured after a 1/4 tank water change. However I complete a 1/4 tank water change weekly. I am intruiged as to why you have asked the question though. Thanks Andy
05-05-2006 18:55 by zebra	eyes will go cloudy when the ph is changed and can go cloudy with just the simplest thing like a water change and would be not be too quick putting medications in stress coat added can help this usualy clears itself in a couple of days unless it has damaged its eye or scratched it
05-05-2006 19:04 by Andy Ska	Zebra, never had this problem with any of my fish before and I must admit I was not aware that this could happen. Thanks very much for your advice. Thanks Andy
05-05-2006 19:11 by zebra	no problem it can occur sometimes to just one fish as it swims through the new water it can and does happen also when the water isnt changed enough the ph can take a sudden change and the first sign of this is cloudy or a cloudy eye but unless the eye looks damaged dont start adding medications it will correct itself just increase the temp slightly for a couple of days and this eye will be fine
05-05-2006 19:27 by heros hero	Nice catch zebra. Had the same problem with a couple of discus that had been kept in tap water at LFS. Problem cleared up in a couple of days. Good to have experienced fishkeepers on here and glad the argument earlier in the week hasn't put you off the site
05-05-2006 19:32 by zebra	thanks no problem if i can help anyone i will
05-05-2006 19:35 by Andy Ska	Zebra, I think you may you may have come up with the solution. The Discus in question is the inquisitive Discus in the tank. She actually gets in the way when introducing new water. Also I have just tested my water and for some reason Ph has risen to about 7.0 from 6.5, since my last test a week ago. All other parameters are as good as previously mentioned. I will reduce the Ph gradually. I will also increase temp slightly. I will let you know how things go Thanks again. Andy
05-05-2006 19:38 by heros hero	Andy,gegarding these test kits. Have found a marked difference in results when you shake the life out of the solution bottle before adding to the test tube.Just a hopefully helpful tip
05-05-2006 19:39 by zebra	thanks glad i could be of help medication i always feel is a last resort and is often added in haste when not really needed good luck
05-05-2006 19:46 by Andy Ska	Heros hero, had bad experience with test kits in my early days and I agree totally with what you say. Thanks very much Andy

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